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overdose

[ noun oh-ver-dohs; verb oh-ver-dohs, oh-ver-dohs ]

/ noun ˈoʊ vərˌdoʊs; verb ˈoʊ vərˌdoʊs, ˌoʊ vərˈdoʊs /

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noun, verb, o·ver·dosed, o·ver·dos·ing.

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Origin of overdose

First recorded in 1680–90; over- + dose

Words nearby overdose

overdo, overdog, overdominance, overdone, overdoor, overdose, overdraft, overdraft checking account, overdrafting, overdraught, overdraw

Example sentences from the Web for overdose

Those suffering from addiction in the streets risk disease, overdose, and death.

World Leaders' Proposal for Winning the War on Drugs: Legalize It! |Abby Haglage |September 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
From 1999-2008, the U.S. saw a 300 percent increase in overdose death from painkillers, with close to 15,000 deaths in 2008 alone.

Is Weed the Secret to Beating Opiate Addiction? |Tracey Mitchell, Abby Haglage |September 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The CDC estimates that 46 Americans die each day from overdose on opioids.

Is Weed the Secret to Beating Opiate Addiction? |Tracey Mitchell, Abby Haglage |September 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Florida, which began a pill mill crackdown in 2010, saw a 50 percent decrease in overdose deaths from oxycodone in 2012.

Painkiller Overdoses Kill More Than One American Every Hour |Abby Haglage |July 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

“Overdose rates are higher where these drugs are prescribed more frequently,” says Frieden.

Painkiller Overdoses Kill More Than One American Every Hour |Abby Haglage |July 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Robert died of an overdose of chloroform at ten this morning.

When Patty Went to College |Jean Webster
Many accidental suicides stem from an overdose of sleeping pills.

A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis |Melvin Powers
An overdose of "cold step" may, indeed, partially account for the bronchitis which riddles the ranks of the children of the poor.

Highways and Byways in London |Mrs. E. T. Cook.
I am not quite sure, but it looks to me like an overdose of French headache powders.

The Putnam Hall Champions |Arthur M. Winfield
He was found one night dead upon a doorstep, poisoned with an overdose of his drug!

The Life Of George Cruikshank, Vol. I. (of II) |Blanchard Jerrold

British Dictionary definitions for overdose

overdose

noun (ˈəʊvəˌdəʊs)

(esp of drugs) an excessive dose

verb (ˌəʊvəˈdəʊs)

to take an excessive dose or give an excessive dose to

Derived forms of overdose

overdosage, noun

Medical definitions for overdose

overdose

[ ō′vər-dōs′ ]

n.

An excessive dose, especially of a narcotic.